Election 2020

California voters have rejected Proposition 15, so what will advocates of higher taxes do now?

Until the state provides full access to legal cannabis, Californians will do what they do best: Get their civic engagement on.

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, November 13. Some fights aren’t over California still has 1.2 million votes left to count from last week’s election, but the 2022 ballot is already taking shape — and some potential measures may fight 2020 battles all over again. When voters approved Proposition 22 — exempting Uber and Lyft from […]

Women won a big prize with the election of Kamala Harris as vice president, but in the state Legislature it’s another story.

Las mujeres ganaron un gran premio con la elección de Kamala Harris como vicepresidenta, pero en la Legislatura estatal es otra historia.

Gov. Newsom should recognize the importance of the Latino community and appoint the first Latino or Latina senator from California.

El gobernador Newsom debería reconocer la importancia de la comunidad latina y nombrar al primer senador latino o latina de California.

The measure would have brought billions to California’s cash-strapped schools and community colleges, though not in time to help deal with immediate financial crises.

Once a bastion of California Republicanism, Orange County is now purple with a stubborn conservative streak.

With the failure of Proposition 15, the $140 million campaign to hike property taxes on businesses across the state finally comes to a close. Now begins a new statewide competition to explain what the results really mean.  For opponents, which include large business groups, commercial landlords and low-tax advocates, the lesson is clear: Forty years […]